NEW YORK (AP) -- A carefully timed roll call and a sudden recognition of history may prove to be a turning point for Democrats at a convention that hadn't been going well for them as a television event. Sen.

By Rupert Cornwell She may have lost the nomination - but she holds her party's fate in her hands. The Democratic convention that opens here today will be the coronation of Barack Obama, choreographed to the last word and smallest gesture. But millions of hands could still wield a fatal dagger.

By Sara Burnett Sen. Hillary Clinton's name will be placed in nomination at the Democratic National Convention, but the move - intended to unify the party behind Sen. Barack Obama - doesn't appease all her supporters.

By Sara Burnett Hillary Clinton supporters will march through Denver during the Democratic National Convention to show appreciation for the New York senator's historic primary run and urge the party to place her name in nomination.

By Jason Szep MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - A stop at the Red
Arrow Diner, long a magnet for White House hopefuls, is one of
the rituals New Hampshire is fighting to preserve even it means
holding the first presidential primary a year before the 2008
election.

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